60NYT > Richard Norton Smithtopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/richard_norton_smith/index.html?rss=1News about Richard Norton Smith, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 09:03:22 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.com‘On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller,’ by Richard Norton Smithhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/books/review/on-his-own-terms-a-life-of-nelson-rockefeller-by-richard-norton-smith.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/books/review/on-his-own-terms-a-life-of-nelson-rockefeller-by-richard-norton-smith.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/11/16/books/review/16NOAH/16Noah-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Nelson Rockefeller, the subject of a new biography, was a big-government, big-spending liberal — and a Republican.By TIMOTHY NOAHSun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/books/review/on-his-own-terms-a-life-of-nelson-rockefeller-by-richard-norton-smith.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNelson Rockefeller as a Symbol of a Bygone Erahttp://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nelson-rockefeller-new-yorks-establishment-republican-as-a-symbol-of-a-bygone-era/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nelson-rockefeller-new-yorks-establishment-republican-as-a-symbol-of-a-bygone-era/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/10/22/business/dbpix-rockefeller/dbpix-rockefeller-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Richard Norton Smith’s biography of Nelson Rockefeller is a portrait of the world when establishment financiers earned political respect, writes Jonathan A. Knee in a book review.By JONATHAN A. KNEEFri, 24 Oct 2014 09:03:23 -0400http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nelson-rockefeller-new-yorks-establishment-republican-as-a-symbol-of-a-bygone-era/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCapturing the Life of a Striver Who Fell Short of the White House http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/books/richard-norton-smith-dissects-nelson-rockefeller.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/books/richard-norton-smith-dissects-nelson-rockefeller.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/10/18/arts/rockefeller/rockefeller-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>In 15 years of research on Nelson A. Rockefeller, Richard Norton Smith says he came to see him as an impetuous dreamer who also wanted circumstances very much under his control.By SAM ROBERTSSat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/books/richard-norton-smith-dissects-nelson-rockefeller.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssModerate? Conservative? With Gerald Ford, Take Your Pickhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/weekinreview/31kirkpatrick.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/weekinreview/31kirkpatrick.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2006/12/31/weekinreview/31kirkpatrick_CA1.75.75.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The public ritual surrounding the death of a former
president demands a period of public rumination,
and partisans across the political spectrum have been
finding substance to admire in Mr. Ford.By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICKSun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/weekinreview/31kirkpatrick.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSome See Risks for G.O.P. as It Revels in New Powershttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/politics/24repubs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPresident Bushs second-term clout is already being tested by Republican doubts about the president's domestic agenda and rising unease about Iraq.By ADAM NAGOURNEY and RICHARD W. STEVENSONMon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/24/politics/24repubs.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFitting or Not, a Lincoln Tribute Moves Forwardhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/15/national/15lincoln.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAbraham Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Ill., is honoring him with what promises to be a spectacular and perhaps controversial museum.By STEPHEN KINZERMon, 15 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/15/national/15lincoln.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSigns of Greatnesshttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/09/opinion/l-signs-of-greatness-611387.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: It's remarkable, watching a historian's mind at work. So you can imagine how I marveled reading ''Whose Side Is Bush On?,'' by Richard Norton Smith (Op-Ed, May 7), as he explained why George W. Bush is on the verge of presidential...Fri, 09 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/09/opinion/l-signs-of-greatness-611387.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Legacy of 1876http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/16/opinion/l-awaiting-a-president-from-sea-to-shining-sea-the-legacy-of-1876-232823.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Richard Norton Smith (Op-Ed, Nov. 13) contends that Rutherford B. Hayes, who became president in 1877 by a narrow margin after the disputed 1876 election, established his administration's legitimacy by ''rising above the party...Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/16/opinion/l-awaiting-a-president-from-sea-to-shining-sea-the-legacy-of-1876-232823.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Stevenson Effecthttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/06/opinion/l-the-stevenson-effect-678848.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: ''Silver Tongues and Sharp Elbows,'' Richard Norton Smith's Jan. 30 Op-Ed article about Adlai Stevenson, reminded me that the successful Democratic reform movement that toppled Tammany Hall in New York City was inspired and largely...Sun, 06 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/06/opinion/l-the-stevenson-effect-678848.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPit Bulls and Statesmenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/04/opinion/l-pit-bulls-and-statesmen-661910.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: ''Silver Tongues and Sharp Elbows'' (Op-Ed, Jan. 30), by Richard Norton Smith, underscores a basic contradiction of modern American politics. We expect candidates to be ruthless pit bulls to get elected -- and then to transform...Fri, 04 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/04/opinion/l-pit-bulls-and-statesmen-661910.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss